Open AccessEarly electroretinografic changes in elderly RA patients treated with hydroxychloroquine
Author(s) -
Lorenzo Cavagna,
Paola Rossi,
Laura Bogliolo,
Elena Antoniazzi,
C. Gelmi,
Roberto Caporali,
Carlomaurizio Montecucco
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
reumatismo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.294
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2240-2683
pISSN - 0048-7449
DOI - 10.4081/reumatismo.2002.226
Subject(s) - medicine , hydroxychloroquine , photopic vision , electrooculography , scotopic vision , concomitant , ophthalmology , retinopathy , retinal , endocrinology , eye movement , diabetes mellitus , covid-19 , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty)
To evaluate the effectiveness of fundoscopy, electrooculography, electroretinogram and visually evoked potentials in early detection of hydroxychloroquine retinal toxicity in RA patients and to evaluate the influence of patients' age, drug dosage, concomitant therapy (prednisone and methotrexate) and serum creatinine levels in the development of this side effect.